Category: 22
All Genres: War, Drama
Release Year: 1978
Country: Italy, West Germany, Yugoslavia
Runtime: 107
Rating: (0)
Languages: English
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Sound: Mono
Taglines:
Writing by: Cesare Frugoni – writer
Umberto Lenzi – screenplay
Umberto Lenzi – story
Produced by: Mino Loy – producer (as Humphrey Longan)
Luciano Martino – producer (as Louis Martin)
Cast: Helmut Berger – Lt. Kurt Zimmer
Samantha Eggar – Annelise Ackermann
Giuliano Gemma – Captain Martin Scott
John Huston – Sean O'Hara
Stacy Keach – Major Mannfred Roland
Ray Lovelock – Lt. John Foster
Aldo Massasso – Lt. William McShane
Venantino Venantini – Michael
Ida Galli – Sybil Scott (as Evelyn Stewart)
Orson Welles – Narrator (voice)
Edwige Fenech – Danielle
Music: Franco Micalizzi
Official Website: Visit Website
Plot Outline: Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organize his jail break. But instead of Philip is the Italian Felice Brianza…
Plot: A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.
Movie Quotes:“>last lines]
Paula Powers: So, what do you think, where are we on our 50th anniversary?
Sam Freeman: Right here. I will never leave the car!
Paula Powers: Whoa!
“>kisses him]
Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
A disclaimer at the end reads: “Law enforcement procedures depicted in this film do not necessarily depict those of any law enforcement agency mentioned herein.”
Goofs: We know about 3 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Continuity: While on the outskirts of Vegas a news truck enters the chase. In forward shots there is only the newswoman driving it, from behind she has a male passenger inside with her.
Trivia: There are 5 entries in the trivia list – like these:
- Financed by Roger Corman in exchange for Ron Howard appearing in Eat My Dust (1976).
- The first film to be shown three times in one day on HBO (shortly after HBO began broadcasting 24 hours).
- As a promotion for this movie, “16″ magazine ran a contest and the winner received a trip to Hollywood and bit part in the film. Her name was Caryn and she was the girl who catches the bouquet at Paula and Sam's wedding.
